malindi intrigues

Am always fascinated whenever i go to Malindi.This is one of those  places in Kenya as there is always something new to see,explore and most important eat!
This time i was in Gede ,i few kilo-meters from Malindi town,shooting a documentary on livelihood projects initiated by the community.
Some Gede villagers  have started a crab breeding project down next to the sea at Gede creek which they sell to neighbouring tourist hotels fetching them good money.
One big ass crab can go for as much as Ksh 1500.A wooden board-walk leads the way through the mangrove  trees to a restaurant  overlooking the sea.There a chef always ready to sauce up some delicious crab whether roasted,fried or grilled,however you  want it! its so romantic i tell u!

The place is isolated so there is lots of privacy and you can get a canoe ride if you wish to have some water experience.These rides remind me of the amazon..but thats just me..

at the restaurant

I have heard of Mida creek,a place with similar scenery and with more interesting scenes and stuff to see.Will give you a scoop when i get there!

project Lamu!

Only in Lamu do you find a grown up man comfortably seated on a donkey,two sizes smaller to  his body weight and proudly riding away.i still wonder how they do it!

check out the scenery!

now this is what i call animal abuse!

I was there last week with a group of colleagues doing a mentor-ship visit to area facilities in this marginalised part of Kenya.

But the boat rides rock!.i mean i can ride theses things all day long with content.And with the coming of the port,i really should consider getting a job at KAA and spend the rest of my days cruising the islands.Bliss!


Speaking of the port,this initiative looks like it will turn this area into a gold mine.For one,the once impassable  Malindi -Lamu highly is under repair or what others may call under construction .What was once a 4 hour trip is now 1hr 30 min ride and is bound to be even shorter once its done.

Funny enough only government and foreigners see the benefits of the port,residents don't.Ali our speed boat attendant or pilot as they would rather be called,told us he foresees disaster for his transport business.He claims that once the big ships start coming in they will not be allowed anywhere near the ports.Others claim the port will expose them to immoral western influences like drug abuse and prostitution like in Mombasa  and  more Al-shabaab attacks.

Now that its construction was officially started in last week on 2nd March 2012,And the Al-shabaab factor hanging in a balance ,we have to wait and see what's its going t be; blessing of curse!

yum yum!

some delicious swahili dish

Decemba!

The much deserved holidays were here now gone.I made sure i had the time of my life knowing  life in the office this year is going to be alot more complicated for reasons i do not wish to discuss.

Anyhoo, had a fab time with family and friends in south coast Mombasa.One of the best places to be on earth this time of the year.The amount of meat,drinks,energy and sleep i have consumed during this period,is alarming.Surprised i gained no wait though even after all that eating.

New years eve was the best though there were no fireworks ,many thanks to Al shabaab!!it was still fun though.

This year i have no resolutions i always break them before the end of the month so wats the point! Am just gonna live my lyfe... one day at a time!

Guess not only humans are homo!

My work takes me places.Some which ad never thought i ad be.This weeknd i had the privilage of working with BBC crew.(I wanna be them wen i get older) in south malindi,Gede location.At the end of the assignment the crew hapend to pick up a story of a hen that turned cock 6 months ago.At first no one believed the old woman who narrated the incident.We had to follow her to the said home to see for ourselves.

And there it was.From the look of it the hen-cock as we called it,had the physic of a hen however It had a cocks mane or is it called the crown.

The owner says the hen-cock was purely female. it  even given raised chicks which were later wiped out by seasonal diseases.Six months ago something happend and the hen started showing male characteristics including chasing down other hens to mate just as a normal cock would do.T

Residents believe its a sign of blessings and the owner has vowed to to make a meal out of it.Here are some pics of the hen-cock.

see the crown? homo!

the docks at dawn!

The docks by night.

                       
Someone once told  me not to take pics of the ferry.Apparently i could get arrested .Dont know how true that is,but the minute i saw this breath taking sight ,i cud not help myself!

 

If this aint beauty, i dont know what is.Am new in Mombasa and am still discovering this coastal town.I live on the mainland and work on the island and the ferry is my transport across the docks to and fro.At dusk, the ferrys are less crowded and the sea is calm.The evening lights from the ferrys and the island shine upon the sea giving it a simmering glowing effect.A scene so real I am yet to see anythn as breath taking as this.More pics coming soon.